COE Level 1 Fibre Academy Assessment

Capability

Type of Assessment

Did technician complete a successful scope highlighting a like for like aerial install with agreed internal wiring path and ONT install location?

Did technician complete a successful scope where no existing / usable duct was available with agreed install wiring path and ONT install location?

Air Compressor - For fibre blowing (Must be Oil less)

10m Air Compressor Rubber pipe/tube<br>

Power Generator/Invertor <br>Mandatory unless Air Compressor above is Self Powered)

Heavy duty Power Extention Lead

Blowing Gun Chorus Approved

100m Push Rod

Concrete Saw 10mm blade & Diposable Grout Bags for Reinstatement

Plastic water container - 20l

Cones - 900mm high with reflectors

Barriers - reflective

Pedestrian Signs

Grafting Spade

Trenching Shovel Long Handle

Rake Steel

Trench Tamper - Rammer

Brush - Broom

Manhole lifter - Combination lifter

Manhole lifter - Sika blue lift

Hammer Claw 20oz

Screw Driver set

Crimping tool UR/UY/UG - Scotch Locks

Culking Gun - (For Gel/Silicone seal)

Micro duct cutter (Festo)

Tri Wing screwdriver

Punch down Tool - 110

Punch down Tool - Krone

CrimpingTool RJ45 / RJ12<br>

Copper Tone Source - Beep it Tone and Probe<br>

Fibre Sharps disposal can

Fibre connector cleaner

Fibre Inspection Probe (FIP Tester)

Power Metre JDSU (prefered)

Fibre Fusion Splicer

Fibre Optic stripper Chorus approved

Kevlar Scissor

P-touch label machine or similar

Drill Hand Held 18v preferable

Drill Bit - Auger 8mm wood

Drill Bit - Concrete / Masonary 8mm

Bosch Power detector PM10

Step ladder

6 meter extention ladder

Harness suitable for pole work

Pole safety belt

First Aid kit

Hi-Vis Jacket (acceptable condition)

Hard Hat (acceptable condition)

Safety Glasses (acceptable condition)

Gloves Leather (acceptable condition)

Steel cap boots with laces (acceptable condition)

Chorus Branding on Vehicle

VisionStream Branding on Vehicle

SHEWMS Folder Present

Sledge Hammer 10LB - concrete breaking

Multi-duct ratchet cutter

Double sheath cutter (26-way duct cutter) - depth control

Micro-duct cutter

Hack Saw

Utility Service locator

Plastic Water Container - 20L

Measuring Wheel

Tent and Metal Tent frame

Pole Buckets - Canvas

Strapping Tool - Bandit Strap for steel strapping on poles

Did technician complete a Take 5 correctly?

Did technician complete SHEWMS correctly?

Did technician demonstrate correct site safety in setting up work site with cones & barriers while maintaining minimum site safety distance?

Did technician complete a comprehensive pole inspection to detect if pole was safe to climb?

Micro-duct ends have a clean cleave on the end

Connector fitted correctly and firmly to the ruggerdised single-way service lead?

Are the tubes installed correctly inside the straight through connector?

Is the fibre clearly visible in the centre of the straight through connector?

Both ends of joint closure zip-tied

Entry and exit of surface moutned cabling is in HDPE 16m piping or White PVC pipe

Used approved P-clips and galvanised or stainless steel screws? For use when fastening P-clips to wooden structures)

Fixings where ducting is horizontally supported has consistent spacing of 600mm maximum, or 300mm maximum for unsupported surface, closer if required

Effort has been made to find the least conspicuous location possible, with little or no chance of damage - for example under fence rails, in brick grout tracks and between retaining wall planks

Ladder complies and fitted with pole strap

Candidate now how to fit harness

Pole test completed and compliant

Candidate now how to fit harness

MAD approach distances observed when working in the vicinity of overhead power

New screw eye installed on premises with anchoring clamp (wedge clamp OR Q-clamp)

External fittings are CNSP approved UV stable black p-clips, or galvanised or stainless steel saddles

Where ducting is horizontally supported it has consistent spacing of 600mm maximum

Where ducting is not horizontally supported it has consistent spacing of 300mm maximum, cloer if required

Q-clamp ONLY - It has 2.5 turns around the drum of the Q-clamp and exits the cable using the B aperature located on the lower part of the clamp

FTP installed between 300mm and 1500mm above ground level

Was a power locator used to confirm location of mains power prior to positioning of the FTP?

Cabling is installed in a white 20mm PVC or 16mm HDPE pipe to the FTP?

The starbust laser warning label is fitted to the front of the FTP - bottom centre

All outdoor fittings are galvanised or stainless stell (not zinc plated) No dissimilar metals

All splice connections within an FTP are made using 45mm heat shrink splice protector?

Ruggerdised single-way brass coated steel locate cables are capped with a copper two-port connector to avoid the sharp ends causing injury?

Filo-foam gas seal has been installed

Sheath of the direct buried micro-duct 20mm up from the inside of the FTP box

Ensure 1.5m excess fibre is left inside the FTP end

ONT installed 300mm to 1500mm above ground level

ONT installed in dry secure position

SC/A fibre pigtail is fusion spliced onto the ONT end of the fibre from FTP

SC/A pigtail connector is plugged directly into the ONT if using the ONT fibre tray

Fibre preparation followed through

Fibre inspected and tested

Ensure 1.5m excess fibre is left at the ONT location end

All splice connections within the ONT are made using 45mm heat shrink splice protector

Fibre managed neatly within ONT fibre tray and enough excess fibre

4xcat5e copper pairs are routed out of the ONT back splice tray and into an ITP where it is terminated ito a Cat6 RJ45 keystone

White/blue-white wiring terminated onto the RJ45 keystone (blue in position 4 and white on position 5)

Are all the other pairs capped/insulated

Is the outlet labelled witin its function e.g. voice output/ITP

UTP patch cord is used to terminate from the ONT or RGW ATA voice output to the RJ45 at the ITP

Indication given if ITP connected to house wiring via jackpoint OR existing ETP cabling

ABFU routed to target SC tray listed on the service order?

Every ABFU tube has a divisible seal installed

1.2m of ABFU on tray from tray entry point on the left

Splitter tail routed through from the tray entry point on the right hand side

Stray fibres and spare fibres are retained and managed back within the trays and routing guides

Customer address on label

Splitter details on the label

Micro-duct number on label

Length of ABF on label

Did technician take an active part in group discussion answering an equal amount of questions as the rest of the group?

Skills Assessments Overall:

Tools Check:

Verbal Assessment: (Group Discussion)

H&S:

Scoping:

Boundary Joint:

Surface Mounting:

Installing FTP:

Installing ONT:

Installing ITP:

Aerial Termination:

Labelling:

Flash-9 Management: